Posted February 5, 200718 yr FORMER S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt is hoping to match Billie Piper’s success with her latest TV role. Hannah, 25, who stars as zoologist Abby in ITV1’s new sci-fi blockbuster Primeval from mid-February, is keen to achieve as much as Billie who also ditched her pop career to win fame as Doctor Who’s assistant Rose. She told us: “The great thing about Billie Piper is that she has shown it can be done. Maybe I couldn’t have got this far if it hadn’t been for her. “I certainly don’t mind comparisons with Billie but I think people will compare us. That’s a compliment as she has had great success and she has paved the way for the likes of me.†Blonde Hannah is now more interested in carving out an acting career since the band split in 2004 and she has put music on hold. In new six-part sci-fi blockbuster, she co-stars with Douglas Henshall and James Moore as a group of scientists investigating a series of dinosaur sightings. In the mean time, she has distanced herself from the race row involving ex-band mate Jo O’Meara that has erupted in Celebrity Big Brother. She said: “I don’t have a view on Celebrity Big Brother. I saw Jo going in but I haven’t seen all the other stuff that’s been going on. I don’t feel that it’s my place to comment. “I’ve been asked to do a few reality shows including The Race on Sky One. But I’ve made a personal decision not to get in reality shows. The Big Brother type ones scare me; I think you have to be a big, brave person to be in there.†from the sun and forever hannah spearritt Edited February 5, 200718 yr by martyn
February 5, 200718 yr Author Primeval's Hannah Spearritt has admitted that she has Billie Piper to thank for her role on the show. The former S Club 7 star believes that Piper's success on Doctor Who paved the way for other pop stars to make the transition from music to TV. Spearritt plays reptile expert Abby Maitland on the new ITV1 series and is seen fighting time-travelling dinosaurs. "When I first got the script, I thought: 'I'm never going to get this. This is too cool and they're never going to want to cast me.' I felt really nervous going for the audition but I gave myself a good talking to and gave it my best shot," Hannah told the Daily Star Sunday. "I really wanted to nail it but I was feeling very unlucky at the time and never once thought I'd get the part of Abby. I felt very privileged that I was asked. As a pop star-turned actress, Billie Piper really opened doors for things like this. I don't think I would have even got an audition had she not come along. I would love to emulate her success. So if people compare me to her then it's a compliment." from digitalspy
February 10, 200718 yr I am sure she will do fabulous in the show :P :D i have never seen her act besides i the S Club films :P :D
